Coat hanger cover



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' COAT HANGER COVER Filed Aug. 50, 1937 fe//a Wheelock /Ve//ef March 5, 1940.

Patented Mar. 5, y 1940 UNITED STATES COAT HANGER COVER Stella Wheelock Nettles, Houston, Tex.

Application August 30,

4 2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in covers for clothes hangers.

The invention has to do with covers for clothes hangers. As most commonly used such .hangers 5 are made of wood, metal and composition materials. If covers are not used garments will easily slide oif the arms of the hangers and this ils particularly true of womens clothes. In stores as well as in homes considerable annoyance and unnecessary soiling of garments results from the latter sliding off the hangers and falling upon ythe floor. While several types of covers have been developed and used, those which have come to my knowledge, possess objections which my invention overcomes. Many covers are permanent and cannot be easily removed and cleaned, while others even though removable do not lcover the entire hanger; and still others which are removable have no way of fasteningthem on the arms of the hanger.

One object of this invention is to provide an improved cover for clothes hangers which will not slip off the hangers and which may easily be removed for cleaning; and particularly one which will cover the entire hanger.

Another object of this invention is to provide an means for covering the hook as well as the wings r of said hanger, the cover being made of a material which is easily cleaned so that it mayA be easily removed and cleaned.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described, together.

with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a reading ol the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which an example of the invention is shown, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation'of a cover constructed in .accordance with the invention, mounted on a hanger.

Figure 2 isa transverse, vertical, sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view showing the cover mounted y on a dilerent type ofv hanger. n

Figure 4 is an isometric view of the inner end of one of the portions of the cover which slides over the arms or wings of the hanger, and

1937, Serial No. 161,575

(C1. zza-98) Figure 5 is an elevation of that portion of the cover for the hook of the hanger.

I n` the drawing the numeral I0 designates the usual wooden hanger, having the usual type of metal hook II, which is secured to the hanger in any suitable manner. The wooden portion I0' of the hanger is curved slightly downward at each end and these ends are commonly. called the wings of the hanger. This is the ordinary type of hanger which may be purchased on the open market.

The cover designed to be mounted on this hanger'is constructed in three parts or sections. The sections A and A' are adapted to cover the arms or wings of the hanger, while the section B covers the hook of ythe hanger. The section A is formed of an elongate tubular sleeve having one end closed with its other end open. The o pen end of the sleeve is formed with integral ears I5 of the same material extending longitudinally therefrom, and one of these ears carries the stud I6 of a frictional snap fastener while the other ear carries the socket I1 of said fastener, whereby said ears may be readily fastened or unfastened. The tubular section A is slid onto one of the wings of the hanger and, as is shown in Figures 1 and 3. the ears I5 projecting beyond the hook II whereby said ears may be passed around the base ofthe hook and secured to each other by the snap fastener, thus -flrrnly holding the covering section A on the wing of the hanger. A1- though it is preferable to employ the snap fastener shown, any suitable fastening means may be used on the ears of the covering member A to secure said ears to each other.

The section A is constructed in the same fashion as section A, being formed of an elongate tubular sleeve having one end closed and integral ears I5 projecting from its opposite end. The ears I5 carry the stud I6 and soclizet4 I1 of a frictional snap fastener whereby said` ears may be secured together around the hook to hold said sleeve on the hanger. The section A is placed on the other wing of the hanger and is fastened in the same manner as section A. vIt will be seen 5 in Figure 1 of the drawing, that the ears I5 of the section A overlie the inner end of the section A and encircle the base of the hook II. Since the sections A and A are identical they may be interchanged and in larger stores where a comparatively large number of the covers are used, the sections would not have to be kept in pairs since either A or A' may be used on either wing or arm of a hanger.

To cover the hook II of the hanger, a third f stantialllly straight. The sleeve is necessarily smaller in diameter than the sleeves A and A' and is also shorter. One end I8 is closed while the other end is open and is provided with an extension flap or tongue I9. 'Ihis tongue is sufficiently-vlong to pass around the body of the hanger several times and carries the socket 20 of a frictional snap fastener near its upper end,

with the studl 2l of the fastener near its lower end. 'I'he sleeve B is placed over the hook Il of the hanger and the tongue I9 is passed down and around the bottom central portion and then up and over the upper portion of the hanger adjacent the hook I I as isshown in Figure 1, whereby said tongue overlies the inner ends of the sections A and A'. After wrapping the tongue about the body of the hanger several times it is fastened by engaging the stud 2 I in the socket 2li. Thus the tongue passes over the ends of sections A and A' and firmly holds the section B on the hanger.

It will be seen that each section of the cover is separately secured to the hanger and that one cover section may come oi without disturbing the others. The cover sections are easily and quickly removed and replaced so that they may be readily cleaned.

In Figure 3 there is shown another type of hanger having upstanding members 22 at each end of its wings whereby shoulders 23' are formed near each end of the hanger. I'he cover 23 is constructed in the same manner as the cover hereinbefore describerdvand has each sleeve which covers the hanger Wing provided with an enlarged end 24 which properly ts the upstanding members 22 of the wings of the hanger. The hook is covered by the sleeve B in the same manner arcane? as herein before set out. I'he cover 23 as is shown in Figure 3, would be made of any suitable material, such as jersey, which would stretch to somev extent, so that the inner portion of the seeve nearest the hook could be drawn over the enlarged portion 22 of the wing and still retain enough elasticity to fit the shank of the wing.

What I claim and desire to sceure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cover for a clothes hanger having outwardly extending wings anda hook located at the central portion thereof including, a tubular section of flexible material adapted to be slipped over one of the hanger wings to cover the same, ears on the inner end of Asaid section for overlapping and engaging around the base of the hanger hook, means` for fastening said ears together to hold the section on said wing, a second tubular section adapted to cover the other hanger .wing,ears on the inner end of said second section for engaging around said hook, and means for fastening said ears together to hold the second section in position on the hanger wing.

2. A cover for a clothes hanger having outward- 1y extending wings and a. hook located at the central portion thereof including, atubular section of exible material adapted to be slipped over one of the hanger wings to cover the same, ears on the inner end of said section for overlapping and engaging around the base of the hanger hook, means for fastening said ears together to hold the section on said wings, a second tubular section adapted to cover the other hanger Wingi ears on the inner end of said sec'- ond section for engaging around said hook, and a third tubular section arranged to be slipped over the entire hook to substantially cover the same.

STELLA WHEELOCK NE'I'I'LES. 

